Defining Absolute and
Total Power Exchange
By Master Eso © 2004,
2005
As
there are many different opinions and perceptions, and the subject as to
what actually defines Absolute and Total Power Exchange or Absolute
Slavery, comes up frequently, I will try to define it here, as good as I
can using of course my own dreaded common sense, perceptions and
experiences.
An
absolute Master/slave commitment is one in which the Master holds the
absolute and total power over his slave. The agreement between both
parties must be a consensual one, in which the slave consented to give her
Master all of her personal power, when she accepted her Masters collar.
Once the slave has consented to give her Master all of her power,
absolutely, total and unconditional, then no further consent is required
from there on in, as the Master now holds the absolute power and
responsibility over his slave.
A
slave has no rights, other then the privileges granted to her by her
Master. A slave has no limits other then the boundaries set for her, by
her Master. A slave is her Masters property. A Master may do with his
slave as he alone sees fit. Absolute and total means 100% and that entails
absolute and total submission, obedience and unconditional surrender on
the slaves part. A slave cannot release herself from her Masters collar
and service, without the explicit agreement and approval of her Master. A
slaves only purpose it to serve and please her Master, as/or defined by
each individual Master.
As
a slave is her Master's property, a Master is completely responsible for
his slave's behavior, action and deed, care and safety, health and
wellbeing - physically and mentally, and ultimately her life in accordance
with God's Law, and/or his own morals, values, standards, ethics and
principles.
Any Dominant/submissive commitments which are not Absolute and Total, or
in other words are less then 100 %, simply are not APE/TPE, not consensual
slavery, but something else.
An
Absolute Master and slave relationship or Absolute and Total Power
Exchange however is not role play, a past time or a weekend hobby. It is a
ultimately binding commitment.
Neither sadomasochism, nor physical or corporal punishment, nor bondage or
any other commonly associated activity with BDSM is a requirement of
Absolute and Total Power Exchange, except Discipline and Dominance and
submission. In fact, not even sex or romantic love or even any kind of
love as some will argue, is a requirement of APE/TPE.
The only real requirement for an APE/TPE is absolute commitment along with
the usual requirements so often mentioned, such as absolute submission,
obedience and unconditional surrender.
Sadomasochism, Sex, or what is commonly understood as scening or play, is
usually, even in those APE/TPE commitments that do incorporate these
elements, only a small, but not unimportant part of an Absolute and Total
Power Exchange commitment.
Naturally, the exact arrangement and composition of an APE/TPE commitment
is as usual depending on the individual Master, his interests, needs and
wants as well as influences such as time, resources, energy and daily
life.
Unfortunately, there are also those who for whatever reason, do not have
the slightest intention of Absolute and Total Power Exchange or of ever
submitting, obeying, and surrendering unconditional and absolutely, and
some even profess themselves to be “teachers” and “mentors”, who now
“redefine” Absolute and Total Power Exchange, as simply “doing the best
one can or want”, so APE/TPE will fit into their role play relationships.
This however is not Absolute and Total Power Exchange. It is simply
something else.
That naturally leaves us with the question, when is a APE/TPE commitment
really absolute and total or 100%, in a world in which we live, that is
actually and spiritually relative and not absolute.
I
am afraid the only way to really know if the commitment is absolute and
total, is after the fact, in other word after the relationship has ended,
for whatever reasons, like release, dissolution or death.
That would leave us only with the mindset of an individual and the depth
and intention of his/her commitment. An individual has to belief beyond
the shadow of a doubt that they are absolutely and totally committed.
But as absolute and total commitment seldom happens over night, an
individuals intention, mindset, determination and goal to work towards
Absolute and Total Power Exchange, must then also be a criteria of
determining whether one is in an APE/TPE commitment or relationship or
not.
I
think, Absolute and Total Power Exchange, Absolute Slavery, Consensual
Slavery and Absolute Power Transfer, are virtually identical in nature.
Although some might argue that it is not really a Power Exchange, but a
Power Transfer, I will argue that it is indeed an exchange.
The slave voluntarily gives all her personal power and ultimately her
responsibilities to her Master, who in turn voluntarily accepts what is
given to him and takes on the power over and the complete responsibility
for his slave, and in turn gives his slave “no power” and “no
responsibility”. To me this is a classic exchange, as opposed to a
transfer.
Just imagine a slave transferring all of her power and responsibility to
her “vanilla” partner, who is not prepared or willing to accept that power
and responsibility. A chaos would result from this, and the slave
ultimately would not be able to survive, unless the slaves partner, would
agree to accept that power and in turn allows or gives the slave “no
power” and “no responsibility”.
Of
course, I could be wrong in my belief that it is indeed an exchange.
However, I do not see that it actually matters in the end, as long as the
commitment is based on “absolute”, “total”, and 100%.
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